Overview
| Rarity | 4 Star |
|---|---|
| Element | Anemo |
| Constellation | Cervus Minor |
| Weapon | Catalyst |
| Nation | Inazuma |
| Sex | Male |
| Birthday | July 24th |
| Height | 5'5" / 166cm |
| Relative | Kano Nana (Cousin, works for Yae Miko) |
| Special Dish | The Only Truth |
| How to obtain | Event Wish - Leaves in the Wind, Wishes |
| Affiliation | Inazuma, Tenryou Commission, Bantan Sango Detective Agency |
| Release Date | July 13th, 2022 |
| Voice Actors | Kieran Regan (English), Yuuichi Iguchi 井口祐一 (Japanese) |
Outline
Shikanoin Heizou is a 4-star playable Catalyst Anemo character in Genshin Impact.
He is the number one Tenryou Commission detective, harboring a rivalry with the Bantan Sango Detective Agency's Sango.
Personality
In Heizou's youth, he was rebellious and disliked following rules. Despite calling himself a detective and serving the Tenryou Commission, his investigations revolve around his personal principles and appear to be unrelated to any governmental duty. Heizou's view of the term "detective" mostly stems from his belief that one should be evil's natural enemy, as the damage had already been done despite any attempt to cover it. This caused him to split with Sango. Despite appearing "brainy" to many, Heizou is one of the Tenryou Commission's strongest doushins, using his intuition to solve cases and stop criminals in their tracks. He is also capable of subduing them in melee combat, but he tries to avoid this whenever possible as he sees it as blunt.
His superior, Kujou Sara, dislikes him for this but keeps him nonetheless as he always brings back results. In Thoma (Genshin Impact)'s words, Heizou is "not the easiest person to get along with". He enjoys fried food of all sorts.
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Character Mentions
Don't be deceived by his happy-go-lucky disposition. As soon as he gets working on a case, that restless energy he carries around turns into a razor-sharp focus. It's quite remarkable to witness.
Shikanoin and I may be colleagues, but I have few positive words to say about him. He seems preoccupied with his personal schemes while official duties take second place. The only reason I have not sought to bring him into line so far is that his investigations deliver results...
(sigh) He is such a headache.
He's different from the other Doushin of the Tenryou Commission. I have yet to see him on patrol or apprehend anyone, and he occasionally comes to me to buy intelligence. In exchange, I asked him to put in a good word for me whenever I'm bailing people out of the Police Station. He gladly agreed. I'd say that's a pretty good deal... After all, getting the boys to keep their eyes and ears open on the streets is easy enough.
Ho, that guy is a detective for the Tenryou Commission. He seems to have his own way of doing things — not the easiest person to get along with. Also... Any situation that involves a detective is probably not one that's going to end well. I think I'll keep on giving him a wide berth.
You mean that sneaky detective that never seems to actually be working on a case? Well, no one from the Shogunate can be fully trusted, so I'll be keeping my eyes and ears on him! On a separate note, he does have some talent for investigation. But how can we know that this isn't all part of some nefarious scheme? Hmm. Only time will tell, I suppose.
Mr. Shikanoin belongs to the Tenryou Commission, just like Miss Kujou. He is very... principled, sometimes even more determinedly so than Miss Kujou. The only thing is, when it comes to the question of which matters should be governed by his principles, I believe only Mr. Shikanoin himself knows the answer...
Initially, I was astonished to see anyone coming to Watatsumi Island wearing a Tenryou Commission uniform. A Tenryou Commission samurai would never be that brazen, and a Tenryou Commission spy would never be that conspicuous. Shortly after, I discovered that he was a self-proclaimed "detective" by the name of Shikanoin, and that he took no interest in military, government, or commercial affairs. Instead, he seemed to have arrived for a bit of sightseeing. As such, I set a few eyes on him, but refrained from taking any action to remove him from the island. Be sure to talk to him if the chance ever presents itself.
